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TikTok · 2 weeks ago

(General Hire) Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Commerce& Content Service & Search Ads) - 2026 Start (PhD)

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$137K/yr - $259K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer Graduate to participate in the development of large-scale Ads systems and state-of-the-art applied machine learning projects. The role involves owning key targeting components in the TikTok ads monetization ecosystem and collaborating with product and business teams on product vision.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Participate in the development of a large-scale Ads system

Responsible for the development of state-of-the-art applied machine learning projects

Own key targeting components or strategies in the TikTok ads monetization ecosystem

Work with product and business teams on product vision

Qualification

Machine LearningProgramming LanguagesTensorFlow/PyTorch/MXNetPh.D in Computer ScienceCritical Thinking

Required

Ph.D degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant majors

Experience in and good theoretical grounding in machine learning concepts and techniques

Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Go, C/C++, Python

Experience in one or more of the following frameworks: Tensorflow/PyTorch/MXNet, etc

Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way

Preferred

Ads system, recommendation, searching, ranking, etc

Benefits

Day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

Glassdoor3.4

TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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